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[Project No. 2736–046]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
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a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 2736–046.
c. Date Filed: February 14, 2023.
d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company
(Idaho Power).
e. Name of Project: American Falls
Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Snake River, in
Power County, Idaho, near the City of
American Falls, Idaho. The project
occupies 7.37 acres of United States
lands administered by the U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Brett Dumas,
Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70
(83707), 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise,
ID 83702; (208) 388–2915; email at
bdumas@idahopower.com.
j. FERC Contact: Kristen Sinclair at
(202) 502–6587, or kristen.sinclair@
ferc.gov.
k. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: September 29,
2023.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings
must clearly identify the project name
and docket number on the first page:
American Falls Hydroelectric Project
(P–2736–046).
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all interveners
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person on the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervener
files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
l. This application has been accepted
for filing, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
m. The existing American Falls
Hydroelectric Project is located at
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Reclamation’s American Falls Dam and
consists of: (1) three 18-foot-diameter,
240-foot-long, steel-lined penstocks, that
connect upstream with similar U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation’s penstocks and
the intake works; (2) a reinforced
concrete powerhouse containing three
22.5 MW turbines for total installed
capacity of 67.5 MW; (3) a 2,300-footlong, 138-kilovolt (kV) overhead
transmission line extending from the
powerhouse downstream to the
American Falls Switchyard; (4) a
tailrace; (5) recreation facilities; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The project
generates an annual average of 395,000
megawatt-hours.
The project is operated in a run-ofriver mode and generates an estimated
average of 40,669 megawatt-hours per
year.
Idaho Power is not proposing any
changes to the current operations of the
project, as project operations are
completely dependent on Reclamation’s
operation of the dam and available
flows.
As part of the license application,
Idaho Power filed a settlement
agreement between itself and the Idaho
Department of Fish and Game (IDFG)
that resolves issues related to project
effects of turbine mortality on trout. As
part of the settlement agreement, Idaho
Power proposes to increase the
poundage of hatchery-reared trout to be
stocked by Idaho Power annually from
8,000-pounds to 24,000-pounds, with
the size (fish per pound), time of
stocking, and location determined by
IDFG in consultation with Idaho Power.
Before release, IDFG will certify the
general health and condition of the fish.
n. A copy of the application is
available for review via the internet
through the Commission’s Home Page
(https://www.ferc.gov), using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field, to access the
document. At this time, the Commission
has suspended access to the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
For assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202)
502–8659.
You may also register online at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
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the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
filed, but only those who file a motion
to intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
When the application is ready for
environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice
requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified
in the particular application.
p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments—September 2023
Comments on Scoping Document 1
Due—October 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if
necessary)—November 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis—December 2023
Dated: July 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. RM98–1–000]
Records Governing Off-the-Record
Communications; Public Notice
This constitutes notice, in accordance
with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
communications.
Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,
September 22, 1999) requires
Commission decisional employees, who
make or receive a prohibited or exempt
off-the-record communication relevant
to the merits of a contested proceeding,
to deliver to the Secretary of the
Commission, a copy of the
communication, if written, or a
summary of the substance of any oral
communication.
Prohibited communications are
included in a public, non-decisional file
associated with, but not a part of, the
decisional record of the proceeding.
Unless the Commission determines that
the prohibited communication and any
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responses thereto should become a part
of the decisional record, the prohibited
off-the-record communication will not
be considered by the Commission in
reaching its decision. Parties to a
proceeding may seek the opportunity to
respond to any facts or contentions
made in a prohibited off-the-record
communication and may request that
the Commission place the prohibited
communication and responses thereto
in the decisional record. The
Commission will grant such a request
only when it determines that fairness so
requires. Any person identified below as
having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the
document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable
proceeding in accordance with Rule
2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
Exempt off-the-record
communications are included in the
decisional record of the proceeding,
unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
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Commission. This filing may be viewed
on the Commission’s website at https://
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Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits, in the docket number
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2736-046]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2736-046.
c. Date Filed: February 14, 2023.
d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power).
e. Name of Project: American Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Snake River, in Power County, Idaho, near the
City of American Falls, Idaho. The project occupies 7.37 acres of
United States lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Brett Dumas, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70
(83707), 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID 83702; (208) 388-2915; email
at [email protected].
j. FERC Contact: Kristen Sinclair at (202) 502-6587, or
[email protected].
k. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: September
29, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic
filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S.
Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the
first page: American Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-2736-046).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervener files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
l. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
m. The existing American Falls Hydroelectric Project is located at
Reclamation's American Falls Dam and consists of: (1) three 18-foot-
diameter, 240-foot-long, steel-lined penstocks, that connect upstream
with similar U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's penstocks and the intake
works; (2) a reinforced concrete powerhouse containing three 22.5 MW
turbines for total installed capacity of 67.5 MW; (3) a 2,300-foot-
long, 138-kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission line extending from the
powerhouse downstream to the American Falls Switchyard; (4) a tailrace;
(5) recreation facilities; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project
generates an annual average of 395,000 megawatt-hours.
The project is operated in a run-of-river mode and generates an
estimated average of 40,669 megawatt-hours per year.
Idaho Power is not proposing any changes to the current operations
of the project, as project operations are completely dependent on
Reclamation's operation of the dam and available flows.
As part of the license application, Idaho Power filed a settlement
agreement between itself and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game
(IDFG) that resolves issues related to project effects of turbine
mortality on trout. As part of the settlement agreement, Idaho Power
proposes to increase the poundage of hatchery-reared trout to be
stocked by Idaho Power annually from 8,000-pounds to 24,000-pounds,
with the size (fish per pound), time of stocking, and location
determined by IDFG in consultation with Idaho Power. Before release,
IDFG will certify the general health and condition of the fish.
n. A copy of the application is available for review via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov),
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits in the docket number field, to access the document.
At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's
Public Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY
(202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining
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the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all
protests filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the
proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified deadline date for the particular application.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--September 2023
Comments on Scoping Document 1 Due--October 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--November 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--December 2023
Dated: July 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-16746 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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